Explore over 75 practical examples of ways to prevent homelessness
Our guide, 75 ways to prevent homelessness, brings together a collection of homelessness prevention projects from Scotland and beyond. It is designed to inform and inspire practice.
This interactive online version of the guide has been updated to include even more examples. We hope it serves as a library that you can share and return to. Find out more about preventing homelessness.
Use the map and filters below to browse projects. Scroll down to the list to find out more about each one.
Preventative use of Housing First support - Find out more
Targeted upstream support for families in PRS - Find out more
Youth housing options - Find out more
Digital support for at risk LGBTQ+ young people - Find out more
Multi-agency (entry/exit) prisons protocol - Find out more
Flexible decor & move-in fund - Find out more
Connecting people with support further …upstream - Find out more
Preventing avoidable homelessness for people in prison - Find out more
Volunteer community befriending - Find out more
Fresh Start re-let standard - Find out more
Dedicated PRS prevention team - Find out more
Multi-disciplinary team approach to engaging tenants at risk of eviction - Find out more
An earlier & enhanced Section 11 process - Find out more
Embedded advice & support for parents in schools - Find out more
Embedded housing workers in children's social work teams - Find out more
Embedded housing workers in hospitals - Find out more
Using data analytics to target discretionary funds - Find out more
Co-located housing workers in Jobcentres - Find out more
Mediation & family support - Find out more
Landlord-facing pre-notice support service - Find out more
In-court advice for repossession cases - Find out more
Local Area Coordination: place-based support - Find out more
A public health approach to low level offending - Find out more
Engaging with Gypsy / Travellers & roadside encampments - Find out more
Neighbourhood coaches - not housing officers - Find out more
Affordable homes for young people on lower incomes - Find out more
Referral-led PRS prevention team - Find out more
Partnership approach to designing out homelessness for refugees - Find out more
Embedded welfare advice in GP surgeries - Find out more
Health visitors & housing link worker - Find out more
Engaging those disengaged from services - Find out more
Private landlord-tenant mediation - Find out more
Shared social housing for young people - Find out more
Long-term, place-based community-led work in Leith - Find out more
Reducing repeat homelessness for women in the criminal justice system - Find out more
Landlord Support Team - Find out more
Multi-tenure health & housing hub - Find out more
Universal schools-based early intervention - Find out more
GP training & referral pathway for women experiencing DVA - Find out more
Specialist domestic abuse service, co-located in housing options team - Find out more
Community Solutions approach to early intervention - Find out more
Co-ordinated approach to engaging people with hoarding tendencies - Find out more
Using predictive analytics to target earlier help - Find out more
Navigators in the Emergency Department - Find out more
Settled homes for care leavers with peer support - Find out more
Co-located Occupational Therapist in housing team - Find out more
Flexible furnished tenancy rental - Find out more
Maximising the potential of the Scottish Welfare Fund - Find out more
Partnership approach to housing people with no recourse to public funds - Find out more
Facilitated access to private renting as a preventative approach - Find out more
Holistic support for families engaged in antisocial behaviour - Find out more
Early intervention approach minimising arrears, evictions & abandonments - Find out more
Preventative Housing First for care experienced young people - Find out more
Community hosting for young people in crisis - Find out more
Preventing repeat homelessness: a housing-led alternative to Housing First - Find out more
Pan-London social housing reciprocal for victims of violence/abuse - Find out more
Safer housing options for women experiencing domestic abuse - Find out more
First tenancy support for at risk young people - Find out more
Preventative social housing allocation - Find out more
Shared living: flat-shares with support - Find out more
Intensive support for families engaged in antisocial behaviour - Find out more
Psychologically informed rent collection, reducing evictions - Find out more
Help Hubs & community connectors - Find out more
Person-centred housing management, minimising evictions & abandonments - Find out more
Sanctuary Scheme for survivors of domestic abuse - Find out more
Faith-based, community led recovery support - Find out more
In-house welfare & housing advice in local foodbank - Find out more
Integrated youth hub for 16-21s - Find out more
Independent Tenancy Relations service - Find out more
Early intervention mediation - Find out more
Immersive financial literacy programme - Find out more
Advice & support service for both tenants & landlords - Find out more
Assertive support for people in any out of hours crisis - Find out more
Mental health navigators - Find out more
Holistic domestic abuse approach, covering victims & perpetrators - Find out more